About the Project
The ‘R2U Technologies - Modular Systems’ is one of the largest projects ever funded in Portugal
The ‘R2U Technologies – Modular Systems’ is one of the largest projects ever funded in Portugal (94.9 M€ via PRR, the Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Plan). It envisages promoting a trend-setting change in the productive profile of the modular construction sector. The strategic goal is to promote the evolution from a labour intensive paradigm to a new knowledge-based reality. At its core, this project is underpinned by the unwavering principles of beauty, sustainability, and inclusivity towards a future where these principles serve as the key-stone of construction practices worldwide.
Herein, a subproject addressing concrete modular systems is described. It gathers together the technological know-how of Vigobloco, one of the most prominent Portuguese prefabrication companies, and CIMPOR, one of two Portuguese cement producers, with the research-based knowledge of both CERIS, the largest Portuguese research unit in the Civil Engineering field, ranked as Excellent by FCT, the National Science and Technology Foundation, and LNEC, the National Laboratory of Civil Engineering.
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) will collaborate on the R2U Technologies agenda with the subproject Precast Concrete Modular Buildings who is divided into twelve Activities covering a set of key topics for the future of modular construction systems with prefabricated concrete elements.